Fall 2014 I/O PhD Applicants

[IOhopeful]

 

 

It seems like everyone has heard back from the five schools that I haven't yet. Should I be worried? Is Illinois Tech a decent program? Starting to feel a little discouraged - could really use some insight

 

I had to email GWU to find out that I'm essentially waitlisted, although if they actually used the term "short list" with you that sounds much more auspicious than what I was told, which was that my application is among a group that may be reviewed further depending on how the interviews go.

[Chops13]

I go to LSU for undergrad and their advisors only help with undergrad issues - nobody would talk to me about pursuing a PhD somewhere else (budget cuts?)...it was bizarre 

 

I could get probably ~15,000 for IIT (which still leaves a huge chunk to pay out of pocket). To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in my results thus far. I applied to 11 schools thinking that it would give me options, but it doesn't really look like that's going to be the case. 

 

Not sure what to think about the 5 I haven't heard from yet. 

 

If anyone is here is/was a Greek in undergrad, doesn't this feel like sorority rush all over again? 

I was Greek as well! I am a ΛΧΑ, what about you? I take some solace in knowing that my POI won't put me on the spot  and ask me to play Kill,F**k, Marry during my interviews lol.

Edited March 14, 2014 by Chops13

[dannydevitofan]

I was Greek as well! I am a ΛΧΑ, what about you? I take some solace in knowing that my POI won't put me on the spot  and ask me to play Kill,F**k, Marry during my interviews lol.

 

Oh I'm a Kappa (but only for about two more months....weird)

 

Should I assume that the last five schools I haven't heard from are going to be rejections?

[KW58D]

I have heard of people getting acceptances well into April, but they are the rare occasions. I also looked into IIT since I am from IL, but the funding situation is VERY hazy. It doesn't affect me much since I have the GI Bill, but I actually intend to use that for other purposes down the road so I am hoping to get into a fully funded program.

[deiseldan13]

Has anyone accepted or declined an offer for DePaul's I/O PhD program?

[Melissa Jo]

Hey guys, not sure how many people are left in this forum this late in the season. So I have a hypothetical question. I have been offered admission to auburn and have applied for a 16k assistantship. Latech should be making their decision this week, if I get in they waive out of state tuition and offer 15k assistantship. I want to go applied so latechs in house consulting firm is desirable, but auburn is a more established (and well known) program. Auburn has good football, latech only takes 3-4 years instead of 5. What should I do??!!!

[Elanti]

Melissa, have you visited either of the campuses?

Edited March 18, 2014 by Elanti

[BeingThere]

Hey guys, not sure how many people are left in this forum this late in the season. So I have a hypothetical question. I have been offered admission to auburn and have applied for a 16k assistantship. Latech should be making their decision this week, if I get in they waive out of state tuition and offer 15k assistantship. I want to go applied so latechs in house consulting firm is desirable, but auburn is a more established (and well known) program. Auburn has good football, latech only takes 3-4 years instead of 5. What should I do??!!!

 

I second Elanti's suggestion of visiting both programs if you can.  Other than that, I would say wait until you have an offer from Latech; this minute you don't have this choice.  Not to be a downer; I'm just saying, why borrow stress?

 

If you do get an offer from Latech, and if you can't visit either place, talk with your POIs or the Chair from both programs and ask them to tell you more in depth about the program.  At that point, it's time for them to sell you.  You can use that to help make your decision.  You can also ask for the email or phone number of a current student or two from each program and contact them to ask them what each program is like.

 

One other consideration:  Does Auburn give you the chance to apply for internships during the summer?  If so, you will be able to get applied experience that way as well.

Edited March 18, 2014 by Bren2014

[iopsych]

Hey guys, not sure how many people are left in this forum this late in the season. So I have a hypothetical question. I have been offered admission to auburn and have applied for a 16k assistantship. Latech should be making their decision this week, if I get in they waive out of state tuition and offer 15k assistantship. I want to go applied so latechs in house consulting firm is desirable, but auburn is a more established (and well known) program. Auburn has good football, latech only takes 3-4 years instead of 5. What should I do??!!!

 

So does that mean Latech is not offering you full tuition remission? Is Auburn? 

[Melissa Jo]

I have had the opportunity to visit Louisiana techs campus because their interview was in person, but I have not gotten the opportunity to visit auburn yet. I am thinking of trying to set up a visit with my poi at the end of March since I have until April 15th to make my final decision. Latech only offers to waive out of state tuition, which leaves me to pay about 2k a quarter for tuition and they offer a 15k assistantship. The program only takes 3 years to complete classes because it's on the quarter system and then most students stay an extra year to work on their dissertation. Living in Ruston is dirt cheap so I should be able to graduate with minimal loans taken out. Auburn originally was not offering me funding when I was first accepted but my POI as been asking around and found an assistantship with the library that I can apply for to try and get funding for my first year, and I would likely get funding through the psych department for subsequent years (but he couldn't guarantee it because we would have to talk to the board who decides these things next year). I figure if I go and be the student I know I can be then finding funding shouldn't be an issue. I guess I'm kind of worried about how it looks to future employers to get a degree from a less known program(latech) with tons of applied experience and opposed to getting a degree from a more established traditional 5 year program with more publications but less applied experience. I am hoping to go applied once I graduate. I am trying not to stress too much until I have an offer from latech in hand but it's hard not to when it's my future I'm deciding.

[phatlilpanda]

Anyone applied Florida International University? Any updates from that school?

Nope! it still says that applications are being reviewed on the website

[Chops13]

Anyone applied Florida International University? Any updates from that school?

 

I attend a university in Florida (not FIU) and today a faculty member told me that a student they had mentored who went on to enrolled in the IO program at FIU had informed him them that the entire IO program at FIU is ceasing to exist after their current students graduate (meaning they will no longer take new students this cycle or in the future). Apparently this is a new development, and the students were told about it within the last month. Again, I cannot confirm this is true, it is just what I have heard through the grapevine. I had actually applied there myself, so I am pretty disappointed

Edited March 18, 2014 by Chops13

[KW58D]

I attend a university in Florida (not FIU) and today a faculty member told me that a student they had mentored who went on to enrolled in the IO program at FIU had informed him them that the entire IO program at FIU is ceasing to exist after their current students graduate (meaning they will no longer take new students this cycle or in the future). Apparently this is a new development, and the students were told about it within the last month. Again, I cannot confirm this is true, it is just what I have heard through the grapevine. I had actually applied there myself, so I am pretty disappointed

 

Thanks for the heads up! I guess I can pull them off my application list for later this year. I wonder what the reasoning is behind this.

[IOSearching]

I think it has more to do with Dr. Michel leaving for Auburn, and them being down to two faculty (or maybe fewer, I don't know). 

[Munashi]

I didn't apply to FIU, but I am curious.  In a case such as this, would a department refund the application fees they collected?

[Shushu]

I'm so curious as to what details lead I the article retractions!

Unfortunately all that hard work from those people is discredited.

I wouldn't think that FIU would refund app fees. That's more the graduate admissions office's money and is probably lost to the fray.

[coolaface]

So I guess I'll take FIU off my list. I'm not comfortable with their lack of communication either. Emailed POI twice, called once and left a voice mail. No response. At this late of the season, I'm not keeping hope for them either. Now knowing that they'er not taking any new students at all just made me feel very disappointed. All they have to do is to state that upfront so I don't have to waste my time.

[Shushu]

Sorry about FIU, it's a shame that communication is so hard especially when life/career decisions are being made!

In general, most schools don't respond back to admissions questions very frequently. I've been emailing GaTech, U of Georgia and GWU over some months now and nada. At this point a rejection is probable but I can't deny offers without knowing for sure. :/

[dannydevitofan]

I was just accepted for the masters program at NYU. Is it possible to continue onto a PhD? What would y'all do?

[derpina1015]

I was just accepted for the masters program at NYU. Is it possible to continue onto a PhD? What would y'all do?

 

Did they offer you any kind of funding? Paying NYU's high tuition fees + New York's high cost of living might really weigh you down. I suggest you weigh your options. Transitioning from Masters to PhD is definitely doable (it might set you back a lil though). 

[IOSearching]

Just heard from my POI at BGSU.  They have had three students accept offers, and several more students decline their offers.  He said they are waiting to hear back from three more students who currently have offers.  Once they hear back on if they accept or not, they may go back to their applicant pool.  He said that unfortunately until they hear back from those students with offers, their hands are tied.  

[Shushu]

Soooooo anyone else tired of waiting ????

[BeingThere]

It's the Michigan State bottleneck. 

 

Many who got offers from there are waiting to attend the Visiting Weekend before they let go of their other offers or let go of their offer from MSU.  At least I think that's the case for me. 

 

I've got plenty to keep me busy in the meantime, but it is sort of uncomfortable to have it still up in the air.  I'm a planner and it's hard to not be able to start making definite plans yet.

Edited March 20, 2014 by Bren2014

[iostudent65]

It may have to do with this:

 

http://retractionwatch.com/2014/02/07/leadership-journal-to-retract-five-papers-from-fiu-scholar/

He is in the business school at FIU and has ZERO affiliation with the I/O psych department. Maybe you should get your facts straight before you start spreading rumors about things you know nothing about.

[JamesIo]

He is in the business school at FIU and has ZERO affiliation with the I/O psych department. Maybe you should get your facts straight before you start spreading rumors about things you know nothing about.

No need for that here. You could have explained that in a different way. Now it just seems like u mad...